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Job type full-time
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The role
The college board is seeking a director of sat suite publications within the college readiness assessments (“cra”) divisionWhile the majority of the team works from new york city, this role is available for remote work across the us.
Cra is a team of ~35 mission-driven people who deliver the sat suite of assessments (sat®, psat/nmsqt®, psat10®, and psat 8/9®) to millions of students across the world each year to help open their paths to college and life after high school.
The director of sat suite publications has primary responsibility for planning, execution, and analysis of print, electronic, and operational content for the sat suite of assessments with a focus on the psat-related assessments, (psat/nmsqt, psat 10, and psat 8/9)These publications are seen and used by millions of students, families and educators each year and are key to our ability to administer our assessments in schools to millions of students each yearWorking with a cross-departmental team, the director develops, coordinates, and manages all psat-related publications content and works with various internal and external colleagues to develop consistently excellent and accurate contentThis detail-oriented author and developmental editor also uses their expertise in content management and dita principles to collaboratively develop and implement strategies to gain efficiencies and reduce redundancies in the content development processThe director will be integral to our transformation of publications from paper to digital, helping us reinvent our content for the digital age.
Primary responsibilities
Plan, author, edit, and deliver all psat/nmsqt, psat 10, and psat 8/9 operational content and publications for students, parents, and educators at the school, district, and state levels, collaborating with internal and external stakeholdersEdit and produce selected titles in xmlDo the same for other college readiness assessments content as needed.
Work with other college board divisions to manage vendor- and cb-produced publications development, design, and production for content and publications, including setting and maintaining project deliverablesAnalyze and define the scope and level of effort for any additional publications requirements that arise, including costs, timing, additional resourcing, and other considerations.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure consistency of messaging and strategy, and work with national merit scholarship corporation (nmsc) to integrate their organization’s perspective and requirements into psat/nmsqt communications.
Collaborate with small and large internal teams to develop and implement content management strategies to employ “create once, publish everywhere” principles for the betterment of the process and productUse knowledge of dita principles and xml-based publishing to creatively solve problems and foster improvement.
Work with various internal departments and external partners and vendors to accomplish print and content development tasks and ensure that all projects remain on schedule and on budgetServe as the primary psat-related assessments representative for various cross-program initiatives, including publication cost management, content rationalization, and transformation from paper to screen content delivery.
Work with internal groups and external vendors to collect and analyze market research and develop communications solutions to better meet customer needs.
Ideal candidates possess:
Expertise in content development with three to five years organizing, editing and publishing content.
Strong writing, proofreading, and editing ability required, with excellent attention to detail.
A bachelor’s degree
Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to move forward multiple projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the team.
Experience managing relationships with third-party resources such as non-profit partners and corporate sponsors.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitating meetings and presenting remotely and in-person to groups of 5-10.
Additional qualifications:
Outstanding knowledge of emerging trends and best practice in content management including dita and xml
Experience teaching or supporting educators and youth is preferred
Excellent powerpoint, word, and excel skills
Experience successfully developing and managing budgets and managing costs .
Willingness to travel - once covid travel restrictions are lifted, this individual will travel 3-5 times a year to our nyc office (if not based in our nyc office)
